Pedal attachment for automobiles



June 6, 1933. R. H. WHITE 1,912,813

PEDAL ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Aug. 4, 1952 l JT N /NVE/vmz. 4, WM

` Patented June 6, 1933 N UNITED STATES 4PTISVIOFI-*ICE N :REGINALD HENRY WHITE, oFToRoNTo, oNTARIo, CANADA :PEDAL AT'rnoHMENrroa AuToMoBiLEsT applicati@ ined 'August 4,1932, serial No. 627,517, mit in caneda rune 20,1932.

My invention relates to improvements in pedal attachment-s for automobiles, `and re- T lates more particularly to a" pedal attachment for the accelerator pedal-romand the` object of my invention is to provide-anattachnient of4 the character set forth, which f will readily `ad'ust itself to :the p'ositionoit'" T the operators toot, and which will remain in this adjusted `position even though the operators foot be moved out of -contact therewitlnand in the following specification and `the "drawing forming partthereof, I

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"form of invention and what I claim as new 'l "will be set forth in the claims forming part i of this specication. p

Fig. 1] is a vertical longitudinal central secj erator pedal-rod is provided at its upper end withl a button-shaped head, and 1n operation since this head islusual'lymade of metal *friction of the boot thereagainst results in the wearing ofl these ftwo elements. Frequently such wearing occurs on one side only T `of the headofthe accelerator pedal-rod with the result that theV foot ofthe operator hasA 'the tendency to slip toone side.

`Iii order to overcome these disadvantages I have provided the invention I shall `non7 describe: T j Y T y p t 2 `is the sole plate and the same is suitably constructedto support a smallmat 3 usually madeoi? rubber or rubber compound.

i 0i `-Integrally formed withthe said sole plate project below the underside are lugs 4 which 'of this sole plate.

` `"M`Mounted between `said lugs is a head 5" *pierced to receive the pm@ which is sup- QTT ported `in the lugs 45. These parts are so` x )combined so as top'ermit the sole plat-e2 to have movement on the said pin. p

Theuiiderside of the `said sole plate is provided with spaced shoulders f7" which 5T preferably project therebelow. These shoul- Vshall `describe and illustrate my preferred i Y T In many types of automobiles, the `accel`T ders are in alignment `and are `located sub# stantiallyequi-distant` from the aXis of the pin" 6l @Located withits ends abutting the `shoulders 7 isa bow-shaped resilient brake Sfwhichiis constantly inifrictional contact Twith theghead 5. '"lVhenthe sole of the'boot gis pla'ced'on thesole plate 2, this sole plate will autimatically'assume the same angle to that occupied `bythe sole of the operatorie boot, and it will remain in thisposition" by reason. oi Vthe function of the brake already set" forth. y Located intermediate the length of j the head :5 is an arm 9 ivhichwistappedtoreceilveithe `iipperend of the accelerator pedah rod 10.1 lll is a set screw mounted in a threaded hole formed in the outer end olf the 4arm 9, and the `function of this setscrew is to key the head 5 to the accelerator pedal' rodlO, and to prevent the rotation of the saidfsole plate and head 5 around the axis of the said pedal-rod l0.

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` Considerable `foot-atigue is experienced" by those who driveautoniobiles long distances, andV it has been-ii`ound thattvhen the i pressure of the Aicoot against theheadof the accelerator pedal-rod is spread,overV asui'- `face substantially the same area tliesole Y of `the boot, relief is had in that pressure against the sole oithe foot is not concentrated on one point. V

. In caseof repairysince the brake Sis not `fastened in piace, the same can be replaced Without expert help; 0

The width lof the shoulders as well as L l the brake 8 is such `in position.

as tomaintain thebr'alre Onelof the objects olfmy inyention is to produce an article ofthe class setorth which can be sold `to thoseowiiing automobiles and readily attached to the accelerator T ,pedali-rods oi these cars after the head (not shown) `has been reinovedfironi said pedal-A rods. `To do this requires that the design` oi"` my inventionbe such that the portioiiof the topo'f the sole plate 2 immediately above the i Vaccelerator pedal-rod occupy approximately the saine position aboiT-etheiooiyof thecar `-as that occupiediby the topoi' the buttonn shaped topthe same supposed to have had before my sole plate has been combined therewith. Therefore I have found it necessary to locate the pivotal point of the said sole plate 2 to one side of the accelerator pedal-rod 10 and below the top thereof.

Obviously the lugs 4 are vlocated equi-distant from a line passing centrally longitudinally of said sole plate. Also it will be evident that the said linewill bisect the shoulders 7.

Various changes in construction maybe made in that shown without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What I claim as my invention is l. An accelerator pedal attachment for automobiles embracing asole plate; a pair of spaced lugs projecting below the underside thereof; a pair of spaced shoulders also located on the underside of the sole plate and substantially equi-distant from the axis of said lugs; a head located between said lugs and adapted for association with an accelerator pedal-rodg means whereby said lugs and head are pivotally associated, and a bow-shaped resilient brake resting in con-V tact with said head and having its ends in contact with said shoulders. v

2. In the pedal attachment for automobiles as set forth in claim l, the provision of an arm for saidhead provided with a tapped hole through its underside located to one side of the axis of said head.

REGINALD HENRY-IVHITE. 

